MINDFUL RUNNING
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Seven Ways to Fit Running Into A Busy Workday
Runners with high-stress jobs share their advice for fitting running into the workday When Alison Boudreau, who lives in California’s Bay Area, was working a corporate admin job she loathed, trail running was her only solace from the daily frustration and chronic...
Run Mindfully to Alleviate Stress and Anxiety
The coronavirus pandemic’s global social and economic fallout hit my travel company like a tsunami. As governments started shutting down airports, schools and business around the world in early March, cancellations for our spring trail running and wellness retreats...
Does running makes you feel good in ways that have nothing to do with fitness?
Sure, it’s validating to achieve a goal or hit a milestone like running your first sub 40-minute 5K. But those moments don’t occur that often. And the more years you run, the harder it is to continue improving. But does running make you happy? Relaxed? Fulfilled?...
How Running Helps Women Break the Stress Cycle
It's no surprise that Americans' stress levels are on the rise. This is especially true among women, according to reports by The American Psychological Association and other organizations that track the different ways stress impacts men and women's physical and mental...
NATURAL RUNNING FORM
The Key to Better Running is Less Effort
How much of your daily stress do you carry with you while running? Are your shoulders up around your ears, hands clenched, feet slapping the pavement? Most of us are unaware of just how emotional and mental stress contributes to physical tension. But it’s there,...
How Running Posture Affects More Than Your Gait
Your posture greatly influences the quality of your running. From lessening your chance of getting shin splints, protecting your knees to preventing cramps, posture matters a lot to runners. Even slight tweaks to your posture can greatly increase your running strength...
7 Ways Mindfulness Improves Your Running
You know how running makes your body stronger, builds fitness and makes you feel great. The tricky part, however, is knowing just how much running is enough to create the best results. Run too much or too intensely, and you risk overtraining or injury. Running...
Out of Breath? What really happens when you lose your breath on the run
Rounding the trail’s bend, Carole raises her head to gaze in dread at the steep hill looming ahead. She digs in, knowing that this next quarter mile is going to hurt. Within seconds, she’s panting loudly as sweat drips from her brow and legs strain to propel her up...